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Thread ID: 92023 2008-07-26 05:21:00 TURNING OFF olldaddy78 (6546) Press F1
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692321 2008-07-26 05:21:00 Is it best to
SLEEP
or
HIBERNATE
or if over a certain time TURN OFF.
But how long is that TIME?
olldaddy78 (6546)
692322 2008-07-26 05:46:00 I always turn ours off at night as we are asleep but then there are 3 sometimes 4 machines running in this house gary67 (56)
692323 2008-07-26 07:29:00 Like wise as Gary - always turn off the PC's in the house, the sound of 3-4 PC's running at night can be a bit annoying, Servers in the workshop never get turned off.

Using sleep or hibernation , can sometimes cause more problems that good esp when waking from that state.
wainuitech (129)
692324 2008-07-26 07:49:00 Off. pctek (84)
692325 2008-07-26 12:03:00 If its an hour or two, I hibernate. Any longer than that and I always turn them all off. beeswax34 (63)
692326 2008-07-26 12:22:00 We put 5 of our 6 computers in to hibernation / sleep overnight part from the one in my bedroom as my speakers hum so I turn it off & off at the wall as well. stu161204 (123)
692327 2008-07-26 12:25:00 I always turn my setup (5 pc's + 2 monitors) off at night (can't sleep otherwise!) and off at the wall too.

Hibernation has caused problems for me in the past so I avoid that unless completely necessary.

BTW - does a PC in hibernation use any more power than one that has been 'turned off'?
jwil1 (65)
692328 2008-07-26 14:13:00 I thought hibernation only consumes 5% of normal power. beeswax34 (63)
692329 2008-07-26 23:35:00 i rather switch off my computer during night time!!!

The monitor i leave it into sleep mode (once the computer is off, my monitor turn itself into from green light to red light)

:sleep :sleep :sleep :sleep
jackyht2002 (6606)
692330 2008-07-27 03:18:00 I thought hibernation only consumes 5% of normal power.

Now there's a point. I generally use Hibernation when I have finished with my desktop. Then switch off at the wall which means everything is dead. I have never had any problems with this action except that when I reactivate the computer the speakers do not work - but they are generally turned off all the time anyway.
Tom
Thomas01 (317)
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